- Arthur van Dongen (Team Sunweb): "At Dwars door Vlaanderen we aim to ride offensively and be part of the major moves throughout the race. With the strong line-up that we have on Wednesday we are hoping to be able to get a good result. With Michael we have the long-term plan to develop his cobbled classics’ capacities and gaining the necessary experience is a crucial part of this."

- Alexey Tsatevich (Gazprom-Rusvelo): "Dwars door Vlaanderen is a really exhausting competition. In 2015 I managed to finish in the top 10 in very harsh weather. As always, weather plays a crucial role in Belgian races. I will do my best to be in the front and control the situation on the decisive hills. Cobbled hills of Flanders – is a special part of the race, you may love it or hate it."

- Note that the Women's Dwars door Vlaanderen starts at 1:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 3:43pm CET (10:43am U.S. Eastern). If there is live coverage of the Women's Dwars door Vlaanderen, we will post links here.